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-[[File:Tall_el-Hammam_Excavation-Jordan_Valley.jpg|thumb|right|Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project map near the Sowayma area of the Jordan River Valley.]]
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-'''Steven Collins''' (born September 11, 1950) is an American [[archaeologist]] and a [[professor]] with the College of Archaeology at the unaccredited [[Trinity Southwest University]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], an institution that states that biblical scripture  is the "divinely inspired representation of reality given by God to humankind, speaking with absolute authority in all matters upon which it touches".<ref>[http://trinitysouthwest.com/doctrinal-position/ Doctrinal Position], Trinity Southwest University website, accessed March 10, 2012</ref> Collins is also the Professor of Archaeology and Biblical History along with Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at [[Veritas International University]],<ref>http://viu.ves.edu/graduate-post-graduate/</ref> which is accredited by the [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools]] which requires all accredited schools to have a statement of faith that affirms "the [[inerrancy]] and [[historicity of the Bible]]" and "the divine work of [[Creationism|non-evolutionary creation]] including persons in God's image".<ref>{{cite news | title=Accreditation Standards | author= | url=http://www.tracs.org/files/accreditation_standards.pdf | format= | publisher=Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools  | year=2009 | accessdate=2008-12-26 }} page 80 also see: "Biblical Creation. Special creation of the existing space-time universe and all its basic systems and kinds of organisms in the six literal days of the creation week." on page 81</ref> He has been an archaeologist for 30 years, researching and teaching on [[Near Eastern archaeology]] and biblical studies.
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-==Tell el-Hammam dig==
-Collins is the chief archaeologist and co-director of the [[Tall el-Hammam]] Excavation Project in [[Jordan]], working with the [[Department of Antiquities (Jordan)|Department of Antiquities]] of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He began the project in 2005, and his archaeological investigations have found the remains of a fortified city that was destroyed circa 1850–1650 BCE.<ref>Collins, Steven. “A Response to Bryant G. Wood’s Critique of Collins’ Northern Sodom Theory.” ''Biblical Research Bulletin'' 7, no. 7 (2007): 27; Collins, Steven. “Sodom: The Discovery of a Lost City.” ''Bible and Spade'' 20, no. 3 (2007): 72</ref> In the late 2000s, Collins claimed that the site was likely to be the location of the biblical city of [[Sodom and Gomorrah|Sodom]]. The Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project is located in Jordan, about 14&nbsp;km northeast of the [[Dead Sea]], an inhabited area east of the Jordan River straddling [[Highway 65 (Jordan)|Highway 65]], just north of the Dead Sea (31°50'25.09"N  35°40'26.51"E).<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/april/5.15.html |title= Looking Back; Claims to new Sodom locations are salted with controversy |newspaper= Christianity Today |date= April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/june-2012/article/archaeologists-return-to-excavate-possible-site-of-biblical-sodom |title= Archaeologists Return to Excavate Possible Site of Biblical Sodom |website= Popular-archaeology.com |access-date=1 August 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161018125830/http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/june-2012/article/archaeologists-return-to-excavate-possible-site-of-biblical-sodom |archive-date=18 October 2016 |url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2012/article/archaeologists-excavate-massive-ancient-gateway-in-jordan|title=Archaeologists Excavate Massive Ancient Gateway in Jordan|website=Popular-archaeology.com|accessdate=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016052656/http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2012/article/archaeologists-excavate-massive-ancient-gateway-in-jordan|archive-date=16 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2009/01/12/Tall-el-Hammam-2008-A-Personal-Perspective.aspx#Article|title=Tall el-Hammam 2008: A Personal Perspective|first=Gary Byers|last=MA|website=Biblearchaeology.org|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://digs.bib-arch.org/digs/tall-el-hammam.asp|title=Tall el-Hammam, Jordan - Find a Dig|website=Digs.bib-arch.org|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref>David E. Graves, ''The Location of Sodom: Color Edition. Key Facts for Navigating the Maze of Arguments for the Location of the Cities of the Plain'' (Toronto: Electronic Christian Media, 2018) map 9 page 193.</ref> Burnt brick and [[trinitite|melted pottery]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/making-the-case-for-sodom |title=Making the Case for Sodom|publisher= |date=June 5, 2014|accessdate=14 May 2017}}</ref> were found at the site and in the Jordon River valley near Sowayma, and skeletons were twisted and mangled.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://nia.ecsu.edu/ur/1516/2016lecompte_swindell/ |title=LeCompte, Swindell Sodom and Gomorrah Research|work=nia.ecsu.edu |date= May 11, 2016|accessdate=14 May 2017}}</ref><!--similar to [[Tunguska event]] -->
-Based on the literal use of biblical numbers, Professor [[Eugene H. Merrill (academic)|Eugene H. Merrill]] believes that the identification of [[Tall el-Hammam]] with Sodom would require an unacceptable restructuring of the biblical chronology.<ref>Merrill, Eugene H. "Texts, Talls, and Old Testament Chronology: Tall Hammam as a Case Study." ''Artifax'' 27, no. 4 (2012): 20–21.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bolen |first=Todd |title=Arguments Against Locating Sodom at Tall el-Hammam |url= http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/arguments-against-locating-sodom-at-tall-el-hammam/ |publisher=Biblical Archaeology Society |accessdate=3 July 2013 |date=2013-02-27}}</ref> Collins has responded to these arguments.<ref>Contra Collins, Steven. "[http://www.tallelhammam.com/uploads/BRB-2013-1-Collins_Answers_Merrill.pdf Tall el-Hammam Is Still Sodom: Critical Data-Sets Cast Serious Doubt on E. H. Merrill’s Chronological Analysis.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927170737/http://www.tallelhammam.com/uploads/BRB-2013-1-Collins_Answers_Merrill.pdf |date=2013-09-27 }}" (PDF) ''Biblical Research Bulletin'' 13, no. 1 (2013): 1–31.</ref>
-Collins's Near Eastern archaeology work in Jordan is the topic of his current book about the location of biblical Sodom. He has appeared on US and international television and radio programs.<ref>National Geographic Ancient X-Files: Season 2 Episode 4-Sodom and Gomorrah http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2mwr5a Ghazwan Mattaka Secrets of the Bible: Season 1 Episode 14-The Search for Sodom http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x30dv4e</ref> He has also lectured in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trinitysouthwest.com/steven-collins-dmin-phd-prof-biblical-studies-apologetics/|title=Steven Collins, DMin, PhD, Prof. Biblical Studies & Apologetics: Trinity Southwest University|website=Trinitysouthwest.com|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://trinitysouthwest.com/steven-collins-dmin-phd-prof-biblical-studies-apologetics/dr-collins/|title=Dr. Collins : Trinity Southwest University|website=Trinitysouthwest.com|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/steven-collins/67/a85/381|title=linkedin.com, Steven Collins Phd|website=Linkedin.com|accessdate=1 August 2017}} {{Dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref><ref>''Encyclopedia of Christian Education'', Volume 3,  edited by Kurian, George Thomas  & Mark A. Lamport, p. 1608, May 7, 2015.</ref><ref>Holden, Joseph M. ''The Popular Handbook of Archaeology and the Bible'', August 1, 2013.<!-- publisher, ISSN/ISBN, page(s) needed --></ref>
-==Books==
-*''Let My People Go!: Using historical synchronisms to identify the Pharaoh of the Exodus'', Trinity Southwest University Press, 2012 {{ISBN|978-0615687940}}
-* With Latayne C. Scott. ''Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City'', [[Howard Books]] 2013 {{ISBN|978-1451684308}}
-==References==
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-==External links==
-*[http://www.tallelhammam.com/ official website of the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project]
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